The Raw Grace
No script guides them, yet each movement carries weight. Dressed in elaborate, sculpted fabric, the two figures exist in a world of soft candlelight and rich textures. Their shapes evoke a memory beyond words: upright, fragile, and purposeful. Ornamentation clings to their garments like remnants of another era.
They don't perform; they simply remain. And in this stillness, a subtle tension builds: between their gazes and their clothing, their gestures and the space around them. The work emphasizes discipline over spectacle, presence over storytelling. Here, intimacy becomes the architecture, ritual the framework. And the candlelight doesn’t soften, but intensifies the scene.
Photography DONALD GJOKA
Designs and styling HE SUN
Make up HEJUN SHI
Hair ANNA VERZEROLI
Nails YAQI
Talents CHIARA MARIE STELLA and JESSIE YU
Set assistant BASI
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